Torah Bright is one of the world's best female snowboarders, with a string of first-place and top-ten finishes. The young Australian athlete is gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, next February, where she is expected by some to win gold.

Capping off an intense week of multiple recording sessions inside the historic Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Andrea Bocelli and David Foster joined the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for a few hours this month.

On October 12, Mormons in Brazil will celebrate 10 years of the Mormon Helping Hands program in their country by participating in massive, country-wide service projects. It's expected that over 100,000 Mormons and their friends will work side by side during the National Volunteer Action Day.

On 11 September 2009, the world remembers the tragic events of eight years ago. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has produced a video that highlights one man's personal journey from the tragic events eight years ago to finding greater hope and purpose in life today.

The common practice by Mormon athletes to postpone their collegiate sports careers to serve missions is often covered in the news media. ESPN reporter Gare Joyce found it to be an extraordinary sacrifice and recently chose a BYU football player to tell that story in ESPN The Magazine.

Personal sacrifice is vital to the religious faith of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members volunteer their time to serve in various positions in tens of thousands of congregations throughout the world. Their service is critical at the local level because the Church has no full-time paid clergy.

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